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“Alastair Harvie was knocked down while on a night out in Glasgow”
“I can't actually quite believe that somebody can go to bed at the moment and shut their eyes and go to sleep knowing fine well that they hit a six foot one, twelve stone rugby player.”
“As they crossed the road at the junction with Hope Street two cars jumped the lights and one hit him so hard its windscreen shattered.”
“Witnesses said the 17-year-old was hit by a dark-coloured twin top convertible, and the other car involved was a Vauxhall Corsa.”
“Strathclyde Police said young drivers involved in 'car cruising' often came into the city centre and officers believe they may hold the key to tracing the driver responsible.”
“There is a car cruising community who frequent Glasgow city centre made up of young people who generally are law abiding, who take a great pride in their vehicles.”
“We have information that they know the identity of the driver and I would ask that they contact us.”
“Prosecutors say they will try to link the defendants with the murders of a Catholic priest, three Protestant missionaries and an Armenian journalist.”
“Trevor Ferguson, from Greater Manchester, was jailed for life and must serve a minimum of 17 years after being found guilty of murder in December 2009.”
“Plans to privatise hundreds of civilian jobs have been approved by Cleveland Police Authority. Around 470 support staff, including workers from the 999 control centre, will be out-sourced to private firm Steria. The current jobs will be pr…”
“Neither has public opinion as we don't feel they were properly consulted.”
“We have not gone into this development lightly. From the very start we have scrutinised every aspect with the very clear view that we would only go ahead with a partnership if it could be shown to deliver a better service, generate signifi…”
“Police began an attempted murder inquiry after he suffered 40% burns”
“The 29-year-old was convicted of arson and other offences at Manchester's Minshull Street Crown Court.”
“He was sentenced to four years in prison.”
“Police began an attempted murder inquiry after he suffered 40% burns, but found he started the fire himself.”
“Thornley was seen on fire in Lakes Road, Marple, at about 2150 BST on 27 July 2008, police said.”
“Thornley, of Ecclesbridge Road, Marple, was also convicted of attempted fraud and perverting the course of justice.”
“Thornley accidentally burnt himself when setting fire to the van and he instantly tried to cover his tracks and attempted to lead my officers down a blind alley, completely wasting a substantial amount of our time and scarce resources.”
“Police carried out a search but his body was found in London the next day.”
“The number of offenders rose by 2,000 to 124,000 from 2008/9 to 2009/10.”
“Claire Benson, of Thames Valley police, said: "Driver education has become a really important follow-up to enforcement.”
“Our aim is to educate rather than alienate drivers."”
“These discussions are taking place just two weeks after the fatal shooting of 12 people in Cumbria by taxi driver Derrick Bird.”
“Police have said it may take up to six weeks before the cause of the drummer's death is established.”
“Philip Onyancha, 32, and two suspected accomplices appeared in the high court in the capital, Nairobi. Since his arrest nearly two weeks ago, he has been leading police on a hunt for the bodies of his alleged victims. He says he has killed…”
“Since his arrest nearly two weeks ago, he has been leading police on a hunt for the bodies of his alleged victims.”
“He said he was recruited into the cult while at school by a teacher, who was arrested last week and is being questioned by police.”
“The files which are ready are those of people who were killed and are known or their relatives have been able to identify items found at murder scenes, he said.”
“According to Kenya's East African Standard newspaper, Mr Onyancha was arrested after the father of nine-year-old Anthony Njirua Muiruri reported that he had paid a ransom to kidnappers who said they were holding his son.”
“After his arrest, Mr Onyancha confessed to other murders, including several prostitutes, and led them to the site where Anthony Muiruri's remains were found.”
“More than 1,000 students, some of them taking their GCSEs, were in the Birley Street school at the time of the alert.”
“Police officers attended school at 0800 am on Friday morning.”
“We received some information between 1am and 2am, that information was imprecise and what we had to do was clarify what the information meant and what it related to.”
“A 19-year-old man was arrested and later released on bail.”
“We've got about 1,200 letters due to be sent out from Dorcan school to every single parent asking them to please control their children.”
“Both pleaded guilty to section 47 assault and were sentenced to 16 weeks in jail, suspended for two years, on 24 May.”
“Lancashire Police said the sisters launched a "vicious attack" on the girl outside the nightclub at about 0400 BST on 13 March.”
“Dubai police have said they are 99% sure Israeli agents were involved, though Israel says there is no proof.”
“Last week it emerged that authorities in Poland arrested a suspected Israeli agent in connection with Mr Mabhouh's death.”
“Germany is seeking his extradition over a forged German passport used by one of the killers.”
“On May 28 2010 Strathclyde Police informed us that the family had been contacted by Ms Bi's abductors and that the family were travelling to Pakistan”
“Naheeda Bi, 28, told the Daily Record, external newspaper she was kidnapped by two men at Islamabad Airport in April 2000”
“Ms Bi said she was held in a dark windowless room for at least two months then forced to work making munitions”
“Over the course of the 10 years she said she was moved between four different camps”
“Three weeks ago she was suddenly freed and dumped, along with her uncle, in a remote area in the Punjab”
“The Foreign and Commonwealth Office confirmed that Ms Bi's brother contacted them in 2007 and indicated that he was trying to trace his sister who had been missing since 2000”
“Police say Mr Faulkner, who is from California, arrived as a tourist in Chitral on 2 June and was assigned a security escort before vanishing on Monday evening.”
“He has told police he visited Pakistan seven times, and this was his third trip to Chitral.”
“He said the girl's father and uncle had been arrested 'but three suspects still remain at bay'.”
“In April, five men were sentenced to death and one jailed for life over the 2007 murder of a young couple who married against the wishes of village elders in Haryana state, not far from Delhi.”
“halt the present short-sighted policy of cutting 455 police officers and if elected mayor I will stop Boris Johnson's threat of cuts to the 630 safer neighbourhood police teams.”
“We need to halt the present short-sighted policy of cutting 455 police officers and if elected mayor I will stop Boris Johnson's threat of cuts to the 630 safer neighbourhood police teams.”
“London's safer neighbourhood teams has played a vital part in reducing crime in the capital and will continue to do so in their current numbers under this mayor.”
“He took out the gun he had on him and fired it more than once at close range into the group of people.”
“It includes British Transport Police and Southern's neighbourhood officers. The arrests were for possession of drugs, possession of drugs with intent to supply, fare evasion, immigration overstays, and public disorder. Martin Grier, Southe…”
“Worboys was convicted of one rape, five sexual assaults, one attempted assault and 12 drugging charges.”
“Worboys, who was jailed for a minimum of eight years, will not be released until a parole board decides he is no longer a threat to women.”
“Following his conviction, police said he could be linked to 85 attacks in the London and Dorset areas dating back to 2002.”
“The first happened on 11 May 2007”
“The second on 21 May 2009”
“the first of which happened at about 0200 BST”
“at about 0310 BST”
“We hope the appeal on Crimewatch will convince any members of the public who can help our inquiries to pick up the phone and call us.”
“We want to reassure the communities of south Manchester that highly trained officers have been fully investigating both attacks, but we also need help from the public.”
“Bird, 52, killed a total of 12 people and injured 11 others before shooting himself in remote woodland.”
“If convicted, he faces up to four years in jail.”
“In South Armagh, 98% of the murders were never solved and in my own family I had five killed and six of my mates, that's almost as many as died on Bloody Sunday”
“Meanwhile, police in the state of Arkansas have found the body of a 20th person killed when heavy rain flooded camping areas early on Friday.”
“Earlier, riot police in Durban fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of stewards protesting over pay.”
“formal signed complaints against Smyth of sexual assault and paedophilia on two boys.”
“A clash between rival gangs in a prison in Mexico's north-western state of Sinaloa has left 29 inmates dead.”
“The killings brought the number of dead on another day of apparent drug-related violence to more than 40.”
“In the western state of Michoacan, 12 police officers died in an ambush by suspected drug cartel gunmen.”
“Officials said 18 inmates had died in the Mazatlan jail in Sinaloa when members of one gang armed with pistols and an assault rifle forced their way into a cell-block holding prisoners from a rival gang and began shooting.”
“Eleven others had been stabbed to death as fighting broke out in other parts of the prison, they said.”
“Two police officers and a prison guard were wounded as they tried to stop the violence.”
“Monday saw 15 police officers killed in clashes with suspected drug gang members.”
“On Friday, nearly 40 people were killed in two separate attacks blamed on drugs gangs - one in Ciudad Juarez on the US border, the other in Ciudad Madero in north-eastern Tamaulipas state.”
“Last year the drug gang was blamed for the murder of 12 federal agents, whose tortured bodies were dumped on a highway in Michoacan.”
“Sinaloa state governor Jesus Aguilar warned last week of serious overcrowding at the prison, and asked that serious offenders be transferred.”
“a 34-year-old man had been arrested at a caravan park in West Sussex on Monday and was being brought to London.”
“Trading standards warned certain businesses could be prosecuted.”
“Two men have been found guilty of illegally importing drugs after cocaine worth £2m was found on a warship docking in Plymouth.”
“She admitted picking up the 8.5kg haul of cocaine when HMS Manchester docked in the Colombian port of Cartagena, in South America, last July.”
“The cocaine was discovered in the lining of Matos' clothing inside her locker when the Type 42 destroyer arrived in Plymouth in August of last year.”
“Matos, 36, of Contsworth Court, Gateshead, pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to importing the drugs.”
“Beia, of Clapham in south-west London, and Langley, of Clem Attlee Estate in Fulham, west London, have been remanded in custody until sentencing on Friday. [...] Matos will also be sentenced on Friday, along with another member of the smug…”
“on 6 March”
“four-strong”
“Two weeks later, German police arrested a man they suspected of being the mastermind behind the raid”
“up to 15 years in prison”
“Four men have been arrested by police investigating violence at a football match between Burton Albion and Grimsby Town last month.”
“A 34-year-old Cleethorpes man has been charged with obstructing police and pitch encroachment.”
“Another man, aged 32 and from Grimsby, has been charged with attempted criminal damage and pitch encroachment.”
“All four men have been granted bail and are due to appear at Burton Magistrates' Court on 7 July, Staffordshire Police said.”
“The arrests come after 22 other people, all from the Grimsby area, were arrested in and around the Pirelli Stadium in Burton and on trains returning to Lincolnshire after the match.”
“Staffordshire said nine people of the 22 had already been dealt with by the courts, while 13 remained on police bail.”
“Col Nouhou Thiam said the detentions were over allegations of financial impropriety.”
“Several of those detained were close to the former military ruler, Capt Moussa Dadis Camara, who was shot in the head in an assassination attempt last year.”
